Indian Wells live on day 6: Berrettini – Rublev in trouble, “Dwarf” vs Isner 2m08

(Sports news – tennis news) Matteo Berrettini and Andrey Rublev decided not to follow the “fallen path” of the seeds, the short tennis player Diego Schwartzman faced the “Giant” John Isner.

Matteo Berrettini – Lloyd Harris: Around 1:00, March 16, men’s singles third round

Indian Wells 2022 is witnessing too many shocks in men’s singles when Zverev, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Aliassime, Shapovalov are eliminated respectively. Faced with that situation, Matteo Berrettini is Next Gen’s greatest hope in an effort to prevent Rafael Nadal from progressing to the throne.

Lloyd Harris confidently shocked Berrettini

However, the Italian tennis player has not been in high form since the beginning of the 2022 season. Except for his achievement in the semi-finals of the Australian Open, he was eliminated early from the last 2 ATP 500 tournaments. In the opening match Indian Wells (round 2), Berrettini also took 3 sets to subdue Holger Rune.

Entering the 3rd round, the difficulty for the 6th seed doubled when facing Lloyd Harris. From the end of 2021 to the present, the South African tennis player has always maintained stability, the ATP ranking ranges from 31 to 32 (currently ranked 32). On a beautiful day, maybe fans will witness another shock at Indian Wells.

Diego Schwartzman – John Isner: 4:00 p.m., March 16

This is one of the most balanced matches, as well as the biggest difference in height in the series on March 16 (Schwartzman is 1m70, Isner is 2m08).

Since the first encounter at the Paris Masters 2017 with the victory belonging to Isner, the two players have not faced each other again. Fans are eagerly waiting to see if Schwartzman’s youth and mischievousness can surpass Isner’s experience and physique to repay the debt of failure in the past.

Andrey Rublev – Frances Tiafoe: 9:30 a.m., March 16

After Medvedev was eliminated, tennis Russia can only hope for the 7th seed Andrey Rublev (in fact, Russian players are not allowed to use the national flag or the name of the country to participate in the tournament for political reasons). Bearing a heavy responsibility, experts predict that Rublev will experience difficult moments in front of the representative of the host Frances Tiafoe.

Quite surprising when in the only confrontation, the 3-2 victory belonged to Tiafoe (US Open 2021). That is the motivation for the 28th seed to confidently sow the opponent again.